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Post your favorite Map of all time!

Here is my most favorite map of all time. It is done by Peter Fenlon of Merp/ICE fame. I can stare at this map for hours and almost always find something cool and new each time I do. If you are having writers block for an adventure for your gaming group, staring and studying at this map will be sure to cure it. The possible adventures that could be placed in this map are near limitless. A great map, inspires and holds one in awe. This Inspires! As cartographers we all aspire to achieve something like this. To me, this map is the pinnacle of Fantasy Cartography. All else pales in comparison. The Mountains are unique, the detail unbelievable, nothing feels like it is cookie cutter, (like so many computer generated maps). The meilu of course is second to none, Middle-earth. Like Tolkien's master work, this is an opus of a lifetime of Fantasy Cartography.

All bow before the master, Peter Fenlon, Lord of Fantasy Mapping. Behold! The Misty Mountains of Middle-earth!!

Ummm, Sampsa is a fine artist and all, but he is not Peter Fenlon. Sampsa lives in Finland and Peter Fenlon lives in Charlottesville Virginia. And I highly doubt Sampsa own the rights to any Fenlon product. You been likely had Rob. Lindefirion/Sampsa is not the copyright holder or creator of the above map. You better get proof.

Ummm, Sampsa is a fine artist and all, but he is not Peter Fenlon. Sampsa lives in Finland and Peter Fenlon lives in Charlottesville Virginia. And I highly doubt Sampsa own the rights to any Fenlon product. You been likely had Rob. Lindefirion/Sampsa is not the copyright holder or creator of the above map. You better get proof.

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Thanks for that and apologies to Peter Fenlon.

As a part of our Site due diligence I use a variety of image searches of any map uploaded that is not a work by the uploader. This is done primarily to determine what the image licensing is, and whether hosting the image here potentially violates any copyright.

In this case it lead me to a number of MERPS sites, and I incorrectly credited the map.

Can you please provide a link to the source and indicate the copyright holder (if not Peter Fenlon) to ensure it is appropriate to host an image here.